"Denver made the move because they wanted to become a better team and have the potential to go deep in the playoffs and I think they've done that," Blakely said. "From Detroit's perspective, they wanted to shake up that core group, get a guy in here who has game that is different from what they have seen in the past and also, have some salary cap flexibility down the road."

Listen to the whole interview to hear Blakely discuss the keys to tonight's contest and the recent explosion of Rodney Stuckey: